Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Joshua Whitman was the highest-earning individual at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016, with total compensation reaching $600,000 according to a Chambana Sun analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.

President Timothy Killeen was the highest-earning individual of University of Illinois - Univ. Administration in 2016, with total compensation reaching $750,000 according to a Chambana Sun analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.